New Amsterdam

I've been down an assistant, and I need someone

who can keep the trains running at one of the most

complex health institutions in the country.

I have specialised in logistics

at not-for-profits with client bases north of 100,000.

Well, I oversaw operational budgets

at best-in-class public hospitals

in Boston and Philadelphia.

Boston and Philadelphia.

You'll need to be proficient

in a bunch of boring yet very complicated admin software

that, frankly, I don't know how to use.

I have four years experience

consulting on next-gen EHR coding.

Well, I've secured multiple grants

to install electronic records systems at rural hospitals.

Wow, is that a pie chart?

Mm-hmm.

It's very detailed.

I don't own a computer.

You don't...

Any medical sector experience, or?

No, sir.

No.

It's...

- Todd Benson. - Todd Benson, yeah.

Quick question, buddy, I don't mean to be rude,

but are you sure you're at the right interview?

Yes sir,

I've had a little trouble transitioning from my last job.

Which was what, exactly?

Well, on a given day, I would organise information flow

between the British, the French, the Afghans,

and 90 Chinook helicopters.

You're a veteran.

Yes, sir. Army, four tours.

- Is that on your résumé? - No, sir.

I found that it freaks some people out.

Oh, right.

Well, Todd,

I'm sorry to say this,

but I don't know if you're the right fit.

As much as I'm deeply indebted for your service.

I need this job, Dr Goodwin.

My VA insurance can't cover a gopher hole,

and more than that,

I need a place to feel useful again.

Well, how about this?

Why don't I have HR keep you in mind for something that

better suits your skill set?

I spent six years in the Middle East,

coordinating four languages,

$3 billion worth of military gear,

and the lives of my friends.

I may not know computers,

but if there is one thing my skill set definitely includes,

it's knowing how to make the trains run on time.

All I'm asking is you give me a shot.

Welcome to...

I am so sorry,

but in order for the drug tests to be valid,

I have to to watch.

Well, I have peed in front of you a million times.

You just weren't the deputy medical director then.

And, my job didn't depend on the results,

and you know what?

I kinda wish I hadn't worn such sexy underwear.

How about we change the subject?

I'm thinking about adopting...

I have been having sex with my physical therapist.

What? No.

Zach Ligon?

I know, I know, I know, he's the worst.

He is smug and shallow, and

I needed a distraction, OK?

- He's your doctor! - He's my colleague.

Who then tragically became my doctor,

but you know what?

I'm totally over it and it's never going to happen again.

I mean, I shouldn't judge.

After all, this is the most intimate I've been anybody

since Akash and I broke up.

Then I am glad that I wore my sexy underwear.

Oh, I don't know.

Before the crash, I thought I'd figured it all out.

Not just with him, but as a doctor.

You know what? Don't do that.

Look, it didn't work out with a guy you were dating.

Join the club.

You're killing it as a doctor.

Look how much money you raised for precision oncology.

"Dr Helen" raised that money, not Dr Sharpe.

Oh, God.

Don't be so quick to discount your celebrity.

'Cause life,

it's a little bit like a drug test.

It counts more when people watch.

You have the face of a man

who just paid off his student loans.

Hey, Evie's coming back from San Fran tomorrow.

Been six weeks already? That went fast.

For you.

I'm planning a wedding by myself.

I can't relate to people in love.

Renée, Renée, Renée.

Don't say it, Dr Reynolds.

Well, what's it been? Two weeks since our coronary artery bypass?

Looks like you reopened the vein at the extraction site.

I fell.

Well, that's quite a fall, Renée.

The fall wasn't so bad.

It's just that I couldn't get up.

How long were you on the ground?

14 hours.

Renée.

I know, I know.

Ever since Patrick passed,

it's just been me.

- Well, who found you? - The delivery man.

He knocked on my door by mistake.

He was looking for my neighbour.

It was so humiliating.

No, come on. No, hey.

I'm here.

I'm going to get you fixed up, all right?

Vince Martinelli, 47.

BP 80 over 40, he's tachy with a heart rate of 130.

Diaphoretic and showing signs of dehydration.

Found him collapsed at a construction site over on 19th.

Thanks, we'll take him from here.

Mr Martinelli? My name is Dr Bloom.

- Am I dying? - Not if I can help it.

Let's hang a litre of PlasmaLyte.

We're going to run another EKG

to figure out what's going on with your heart, OK?

Has this ever happened to you before?

No, never.

Been feeling like I was coming down with the flu all week,

and then this happened.

Well, good news is you're not having a heart attack.

When can I be back on the job?

One step at a time, OK?

No hours, no pay, Doc.

I get it, but there is something going on.

You notice anything else recently?

Yeah, well.

My pee...

I've seen some blood in there, too.

That's bad, right?

Todd, I know that your military service

has instilled in you a deep respect for rank,

but if you're going to replace my old assistant,

then I need you to be way less respectful.

- Yes, sir. - No, sir!

See, there's no sir-ing at New Amsterdam.

Just loosen up, speak your mind, you know?

Yo, Max, wait up.

Yeah, see, Dr Reynolds is a perfect example

of our informal, laid-back vibe.

Permission to speak freely?

- Granted. - Todd.

I got a post-op patient

who has just readmitted after falling.

Now I got to stitch up her graft on her leg, again.

Medicare should cover the surgery.

Well, they should.

What they don't cover is the in-house checkups

my patient really needs to make sure she doesn't come back again.

You're talking about a live-in nurse?

No, no, Max, just check-ups.

Look, this isn't the first time this has happened here.

Unless we do something, it won't be the last.

All right, I'm on it.

I will take it to the board this morning.

- Yes, sir. - Nope, don't start that.

Yes, sir.

That's not a thing!

Is it possible we got the wrong day?

Or time or place?

Is this the right room?

Well, you're five minutes early.

- How did that happen? - Punctuality shows discipline.

If you can't rely on someone

to be on time, how can you rely on them for anything else?

Guess we've just been kind of winging it, Todd.

Vince Martinelli's labs, hot off the press.

Normal, normal, normal, within range,

wait, wait,

his cobalt serum value is 60 micrograms per litre?

Cobalt poisoning. How'd he get that?

OK, page Sharpe

and get the Department of Public Health on the line.

We may need to shut down his construction site.

Resolve to renew our partnership

with Le Bernardin for next year's gala.

Second?

The motion proceeds. All in favour?

Then très bien for Le Bernardin.

Next item, the gala's theme.

I'm thinking